Composition for removing nitrocellulose lacquers



was Ms 8, 1928. v 1,669,387

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN I. CATHGAR'I, 01 LAKEWOOD, OHIO.

GOIPOHTIOH FOR REMOVING NITROOELLULOSE LACQUERS.

Io Drawin Application filed November 17,1920. Serial No. 148,997.

A satisfactory composition can be 010- What I claim and desire to secure by Let- 15 tained b melting four and one-half pounds ters Patent of the United States is: of para n in twenty-five gallons of benzol A nitro-cellulose lacquer remover proand adding seventy-five gallons of acetone portioned and compounded substantially as 5 to the benzol-Wax and stirring rapidly until foilows: Four and one-half pounds of parafcold. The composition for removing nitro- -fin melted in twenty-five gallons of benzol 2o cellulose lacquers of present manufacture and seventy-five gallons of acetone stirred must contain an active softening agent. The into the parafiin-benzol until the composicombination of the solvent such as benzol tion of all three becomes cold;

10 with a softening agent such as acetone pro- In testimony vvhereof I aflix my signature.

duces the active softening a nt and this composition is rendered eas y applicable EDWIN F. CATHCART. and evaporation is retarded by the addition a of the wax. 

